Balaji Sakthivel

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Balaji Sakthivel
Balaji Sakthivel At The 'Vaanam Kottatum' Audio Launch.jpg
Balaji Sakthivel at Vaanam Kottatum Audio Launch
Born
Balaji Muralidharan

(1964-01-01) 1 January 1964 (age 61) [1]
Occupation(s) Writer and director, [2]
Years active2002–present
SpouseKalanithi Balaji
Children2

Balaji Sakthivel is an Indian actor and director of Tamil films. [3] He is best known for directing the 2004 film Kaadhal . [4]

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Career

Balaji Sakthivel began his off-screen career as an assistant director to S. Shankar. In 2002, he directed his first film, Samurai for Vikram. After a two-year break, he released Kaadhal (2004) under the S Pictures banner, Shankar's production house. In 2007, Kalloori won Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Dialogue Writer. His Vazhakku Enn 18/9 (2012) won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil.

Balaji Sakthivel made his onscreen debut in Dhanush's Asuran . Even before the release of the film, the director has bagged his next acting role in Mani Ratnam's next production Vaanam Kottatum (2020). He has been roped in to play an important role in the film directed by Dhana. [5] He has been signed to play one of the important characters in Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan: I (2022). [6]

Filmography

As director

YearFilmNotes
2002 Samurai
2004 Kaadhal
2007 Kalloori Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Dialogue Writer
2012 Vazhakku Enn 18/9 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director
Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil
Vijay Award for Best Director
2023 Modern Love Chennai Web series Episode 2 - "Imaigal" [7]

As an actor

YearFilmRoleNotes
1995 Chinna Mani DoctorUncredited
2019 Asuran Inspector
2020 Vaanam Kottatum Velusaamy Thevar
2022 Mahaan Soosaiyappan
Ponniyin Selvan: I Vanangamudiyar
Sardar Chidambaram
Kaari Meena's father
2023 Viduthalai Part 1 Advocate
Ponniyin Selvan: II Vanangamudiyar
Good Night House Owner
Maaveeran Chief Minister
Paramporul Aadhi's father
2024 Idi Minnal Kadhal Govindraj
Nandhan Koppulingam [8]
Sorgavaasal Bashir
Viduthalai Part 2 Advocate
2025 Kudumbasthan Mohan Ram
Kooran
DNA Chinnaswamy
Paranthu Po Gokul's father [9]
Oho Enthan Baby Bhojaraj

References

  1. "Balaji Sakthivel". TANTIS. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  2. "Director Balaji Sakthivel". 600024. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  3. Aruna V. Iyer (26 June 2012). "Cities / Tiruchirapalli : Director engages in a critical appreciation session of his latest release". The Hindu . Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  4. "Profile of Director Balaji Sakthivel - Tamil Movie Data Base of Tamilstar.com". profile.tamilstar.com. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  5. "Balaji Sakthivel in Mani Ratnam's 'Vaanam Kottatum'". The Times of India.
  6. "Filmmaker Balaji Sakthivel to be a part of Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan starring Aishwarya Rai". 30 August 2020.
  7. Hymavati, Ravali (8 May 2023). "Modern Love Chennai: This Thiagarajan Kumararaja's Web Series Will Premier On Amazon Prime From This Date". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  8. "M Sasikumar's Nandhan To Release On September 20". Times Now . 29 August 2024. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  9. Kumar, Akshay (23 May 2025). "Aju Varghese makes his Tamil debut with Ram's Paranthu Po". Cinema Express. Retrieved 26 May 2025.